Abstract: Surgery is one of the first choices in treating esophageal cancer.Anemia, impaired immunity, and infection caused by malnutrition play important roles in the subsequent occurrence of infection, trauma, and organ failure after surgery.Pre-operative nutritional risk assessment and reasonable choice of postoperative nutritional approach can significantly improve the nutritional status and reduce the possibility of the occurrence of infection, electrolyte imbalance, and organ failure.Enteral nutrition is recommended for those who can tolerate nutritional administration through this manner rather than parenteral nutrition because it is simple, economic, secure, and causes significantly few complications.Parenteral nutrition is adapted when enteral nutrition alone cannot meet the need for nutrient supply.In this article, the applications of postoperative nutritional support in esophageal cancer patients are summarized.